date:Jun 18, 2015
neuroticism in predicting social anxiety. Specifically, for those high in neuroticism, higher frequency of fermented food consumption was associated with fewer symptoms of social anxiety. Taken together with previous studies, these results suggest fermented foods that contain probiotics may have a protective effect against social anxiety symptoms for those at higher genetic risk. Yes, additional research is necessary to determine the direction of causality, but these results do suggest consumpti